Re-Stocking the Shelves

(St. Louis, MO) – Two of the lower level Missouri Valley Conference teams are adding talent for next season. Southern Illinois (11-21) has signed a junior college point guard and an internationally trained post player.

Missouri State (11-19) has dipped into the junior college ranks come come up with two back court players.

SIU’s signees includes the eighth leading scorer from the junior college ranks in Mike Rodriguez. The 5’10” guard averaged 22.5 points per game for Marshalltown Community College (19-13). He also averaged over six assists and four rebounds per game.

Rudolfs Stradnieks is a 6’9” post player from Latvia who has played for the Latvian Under-18 team and recently graduated from Lee Academy in Maine, where his team finished 19-12.

Missouri State’s jucos have great potential. Kevin Baker transfers in from Pensacola State where he averaged 10.8 points per game, while making 46 three-point baskets for the 18-12 Pirates. Baker, a St. Louisan played for head coach Tony Irons at Madison Prep.

Dequon Miller comes to the Bears’ program from Motlow College (Tennessee) averaged 19 points, six rebounds and NINE assists per game. His head coach was Matt Sligh who recently joined the Bears’ coaching staff.

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